How to deliver results for your business. There are six steps you need to take, this week we look at the last step, number six – review your progress regularly.
Category: Advice
Business advice to help you grow your SME and small & medium sized company and help you grow your company
“Building a Social Enterprise” – Blending Social Media and the Cloud for Business Success
Recently, I have shifted the focus of this blog series away from my personal perspective on cloud computing in order to give some of our customers the chance to present their views on the technology.
Is your business ready for winter?
Long range weather forecasts are notoriously difficult to get right. Nevertheless, when recent reports suggest we might have snow as early as October this year (just to top off a lovely summer), it’s time to start thinking about it.
Is inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs really child’s play?
The future of our economy depends on the development of entrepreneurial skills within our schoolchildren today. I think our education system could do so much more to promote entrepreneurship to young people from an early age. From the time they can read and write, I think we need to give young people the opportunity to learn, test and develop the skills required to survive in business.
Redesigning your website, don’t forget your users!
Designing a new website or revamping your existing one is an exercise that most organisations should really be looking to undertake every two to three years. Trends and styles on the web change year-on-year and, in the case of a revamp, if you wait much longer than that, your website can end up looking dated and stale says Kirk Potter, C2 Software’s Research and Development Director
The five essential steps of a successful business turnaround
John Treace, a specialist who has taken part in many business turnarounds in his career, has, time and again, noticed the same problems, regardless of whether the reason for the turnaround was a relatively minor situation or a reorganization after bankruptcy.
How UK’s SMEs can successfully trade with Third World countries
Many local SMEs in the United Kingdom find it difficult to do business with those of companies and business firms that belong to the Third World countries because of many known and unknown factors, Faizan Usmani explains.
Is your business ready for a CRM system?
Every business, large or small, needs a customer relationship management (CRM) application. If you are a small or medium-sized business, you might think it’s just enough to use an Excel spread sheet or other desktop application to help you keep track. But as this information is recorded, it can also become fragmented–stored in a variety of places.
BT offers small businesses a tech ‘kickstart’
BT Business has launched a finance scheme offering start-ups the chance to lease up to £15,000 worth of technology and telecommunications solutions.
Deliver results for your business; step five
How to deliver results for your business. There are six steps you need to take, this week we look at step five – take action!
Businesses given chance to win a Makeover with Karren Brady
Nectar Business, the UK’s leading business loyalty programme, is offering one UK company the chance to win a business makeover, including a two-hour consultation with leading UK business woman and star of BBC 1’s ‘The Apprentice’, Karren Brady.
Deliver results for your business; step four
How to deliver results for your business. There are six steps you need to take, here is step four – focus on the key tasks.
Graduates hungry for SME careers information, reports new study
Graduates call for more information about career opportunities with SMEs, reports a new study by Graduate Prospects.
Delivering results for your business: step three – engage people and resources
How to deliver results for your business. There are six steps you need to take, this week we look at step three – engage people and resources
Blackberry’s new guide helps you to not get the wrong side of the tax man
For many businesses the fear of handling the money side is holding them back. However much they’d love to turn their passion into a small business, they’re frightened of getting on the wrong side of the taxman and often find it’s a desperate struggle to keep all their paperwork in the right place, never mind work out how much tax they should pay each year!
